Sentences with phrase «school creation legislation»

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Further proof of my assertion not long ago that education is developing into a serious sticking point between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver came in the form of a statement from the governor that blames «Assembly - led» legislation passed in 2010 for the current fight between the teachers unions and school districts over the creation of teacher evaluation systems.

In March 1981 Arkansas governor Frank White signed legislation requiring that «creation science» and evolution be given parity in the state's public schools.

Examples of such initiatives include the No Child Left Behind legislation in the United States, which required schools to demonstrate that they were making adequate yearly progress and provided escalating negative consequences for schools that were unable to do this; the creation and publication of league tables of «value - added» measures of school performance in England; proposals to introduce financial rewards for school improvement and performance pay tied to improved test results in Australia; and the encouragement of competition between schools under New Zealand's Tomorrow's Schools pschools to demonstrate that they were making adequate yearly progress and provided escalating negative consequences for schools that were unable to do this; the creation and publication of league tables of «value - added» measures of school performance in England; proposals to introduce financial rewards for school improvement and performance pay tied to improved test results in Australia; and the encouragement of competition between schools under New Zealand's Tomorrow's Schools pschools that were unable to do this; the creation and publication of league tables of «value - added» measures of school performance in England; proposals to introduce financial rewards for school improvement and performance pay tied to improved test results in Australia; and the encouragement of competition between schools under New Zealand's Tomorrow's Schools pschools under New Zealand's Tomorrow's Schools pSchools program.

In 1993 it became one of the first states to pass legislation enabling the creation of charter schools.

One example of a promising approach for the Senate to consider is legislation that would support the creation of diverse school district charter schools that integrate students along racial and economic lines in a college - going environment.

The new legislation would allow for the creation of charter schools in «C» rated districts (without local school board approval).

One intentional consequence of this legislation would be to allow the creation of a mega sports charter school system that would monopolize, control and perhaps monetize the state's best student athletes.

The Governor also vetoed the parent savings account bill, which would allow state funds to go to parents for expenses related to private, religious or homeschool education and legislation calling for creation of a State Virtual School (with state school bSchool (with state school bschool board).

The two charter schools in Jackson are already changing lives, and we support this legislation because it will encourage the creation of new high quality charter schools and expand access to the students that need it the most.

Former schools adjudicator Alan Parker told Schools Week that while the Swindon Academy move was likely «sanctioned by DfE, it does tend to subvert the 1998 legislation that forbade the creation of new grammar schools&schools adjudicator Alan Parker told Schools Week that while the Swindon Academy move was likely «sanctioned by DfE, it does tend to subvert the 1998 legislation that forbade the creation of new grammar schools&Schools Week that while the Swindon Academy move was likely «sanctioned by DfE, it does tend to subvert the 1998 legislation that forbade the creation of new grammar schools&schools».

The proposed legislation would also allow for the creation of virtual charters in Puerto Rico — a particularly contentious type of online school, evenamong school choice supporters.

The Education Reform Act is a complicated piece of legislation containing many innovative initiatives, including the creation of charter schools.

Many lawmakers support the creation of a legislative Charter School Advisory Commission that will conduct an in - depth study of issues related to charter schools before the enactment of legislation.

However, the situation started to change when the state of Wisconsin enacted the first large - scale school voucher program in 1989 and Minnesota adopted legislation allowing for the creation of charter schools in 1991.

Under Bush, David Kearns, the former chair of the Xerox Corporation, was hired by then Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander to develop national academic standards, and during the Clinton administration, corporate executives endorsed the creation of a National Skills Standards Board as part of the Goals 2000 legislation, and similarly supported the School - to - Work Opportunities Act.8

In fact, Lusk thinks the problem of U.S. obesity is so great, that she has gotten a green light from Harvard's School of Public Health to pursue the creation of of legislation in the next Transportation Reauthorization Bill to require putting at least 10 miles of cycle tracks in each U.S. state.

Commissioners received a letter from many of the families of Stoneman Douglas High students killed in the shooting, saying the legislation includes security measures, allows for the creation of anonymous reporting systems and will make schools safer by funding threat assessment teams.